BUFFALO, WY - COOP Lower Rockies station 481165

481165 - BUFFALO, Wyoming

Latitude
44° 21´N

Longitude
106° 42´W

Elevation
1423 meters

COOP Lower Rockies

10 nearest COOP Lower Rockies stations

5 mi	WNW :	BUFFALO 5 W, WY
10 mi	SSW :	METZ RANCH, WY
10 mi	NNW :	BUFFALO 11 NW, WY
12 mi	W :	HUNTERS STN, WY
14 mi	SW :	BUFFALO 15 SW, WY
15 mi	S :	BILLY CREEK, WY
19 mi	NNW :	STORY, WY
20 mi	S :	BUFFALO 21 S, WY
20 mi	NE :	CLEARMONT 5 SW, WY
27 mi	NNW :	BIG HORN, WY

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	14991	82.1%	6134	81.1%
TMIN	14992	82.1%	6136	81.1%
PRCP	16142	88.4%	6576	86.9%
SNOW	11756	64.4%	3806	50.3%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6134 by year	41.6°F	14.3°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=62°F	418	0.33	84	29	2.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=18°F	430	-0.32	66	128	1.9*	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=62°F	418	0.40	101	29	3.5*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=18°F	430	-0.77	28	149	5.3*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=62°F	418	77	53	1.5	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=18°F	430	31	46	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6136 by year	15.1°F	12.8°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-7°F	416	-0.37	63	122	1.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	425	0.31	95	45	2.1*	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-7°F	416	-0.87	18	160	8.9*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	425	0.25	81	36	2.2*	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-7°F	416	22	44	2.0*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=31°F	425	88	43	2.0*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6576 by year	0.02"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	979	0.12"	-0.10	142	181	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	188	0.33"	-0.16	22	34	1.5	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	979	0.12"	-0.18	125	182	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	188	0.33"	-0.11	27	31	1.1	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	979	0.12"	126	152	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.18"	188	0.33"	23	16	1.4	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	3806 by year	0.19"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

SNOW and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	344	2.07"	0.11	59	49	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	55	5.60"	-0.22	7	12	1.7	map	table

SNOW and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	344	2.07"	-0.34	31	72	2.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	55	5.60"	-0.33	4	12	3.0	map	table

SNOW and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	344	2.07"	48	41	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	55	5.60"	5	8	1.6	map	table

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